|*|*| How to remove commercials in one step

[magicmycote]

I know how to cut out commercials, and join the resulting mpegs back together, but that can get tedious...What I'm looking for is a program that has multiple entry and exit points, if one exists. That is to say,

mark1IN->content->mark1OUT
commercials
mark2IN->content->mark2OUT
commercials
mark3IN->content->mark3OUT

..etc. Then generate multiple commercial free clips in one step to be joined later. Does anyone know of some software that does this? Thanks in advance!

[floppyjoe]

Look at nanoPEG at:

http://www.nanocosmos.de/

[magicmycote]

That software looks great, thanks..but perhaps someone has something to recommend that doesnt cost over 200$ ? You can PM me if you want to suggest someway\something for me

[Freshman]

The MPEG-tools (Merge&Cut) in TMPGEnc will let you do the same thing, their disadvantage being that they're not frame accurate. Some people seem to have problems with this function in TMPGEnc, but for me (using regular VCD-compliant Mpeg1-files) it works flawlessly.

Another option might be to do the cuts in Virtualdub and frameserve from there to TMPGEnc, but I haven't tried this myself yet, so I can't help you further in this respect.

[Mirror_Image]

I think that Ulead Media Studio (Director's Cut version 6.5, note that I'm not talking about the $500 Pro version, the DCut one is about $200):

http://www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm

does "ripple editing", but that might not be what you are seeking.

[spidey]

The simplest and easiest freeware way, if your working with .avi captures, simply edit the source clip in Vdub and frameserve into TMPG to encode. I believe a guide is under the CAPTURE section

If you're working with an Mpeg source, you could use the Cut tools in TMPG or edit it in an Mpeg rendering Video editor, like Sonic FOundry Vegas Video or Adobe Premiere (w/ Panasonic Plugin)

[Macros746]

I have always wished someone would hack VirtualDub so that it could OUTput MPEG without frameserving and reencoding. Because clipping out commericals (even in MPEG) is the work of a few minutes in VirtualDub....it is a thing of beauty.

Mark

[magicmycote]

How do you accomplish this in tmpgenc MPEG Tools?

[Freshman]

Go to "Merge&Cut" and select the stream type you need.

Then press "Add" to load the MPEG-file that you want to cut, highlight it and then click on "Edit". In the edit-window, mark the first part that you want to keep (by using the buttons with the brackets) and press OK.

Press "Add" again and load the same file once again, this time marking the second part that you want to keep in the edit-window.

Repeat this procedure as often as you need to, and when you're done, press "Run" to let TMPGEnc cut your file for you.

[vcddude]

I used to edit the commercials out of the final encoded MPEG as just described but now use IMO a better and generally faster method with TMPGEnc:

After capturing to AVI, load into TMPGEnc and click on "Setting" and then on the "Advanced" MPEG Settings tab. Check the "Source Range" box and double-click on "Source Range." Next select the start and end frame to omit commercials and save each commercial-free section as a separate project. Then I encode the whole thing as a batch. I like this method because it puts the editing work (which is minor) up-front so that the VCD can be burned immediately after the files have been encoded. I also like this method because it allows me to determine the exact length the video prior to encoding so that I can use a bitrate calc like FitCD (or my own) to calculate the highest bitrate that will fill the CD to the edge. I created an Excel spreadsheet that uses the frame info to calculate the exact length of the video (all parts combined) and then spits out the highest bitrate for that length. Works great for me.

Hope this makes sense...
vcddude